“Those who dismiss rappers as vulgar outsiders miss the way that Jay-Z and Kanye embody the American dream: starting from humble beginnings, both rose by dint of hard work and talent to wealth and success. Jay embraces this role, styling himself as much a CEO as an artist, and he and Beyoncé have become, in a significant way, more fully America's first couple than their friends the Obamas.” WayFirstsHardDreamAmericaArtistWealthRolesTalentMissingHard WorkCoupleEmbraceRoseStartingHumbleSignificantRapperAmerican DreamOutsidersCeoVulgarHumble BeginningsWealth And Success Author:Andrew Hoberek
“In the role of Miss Munim, I had credibility as an individual.” IndividualRolesMissingCredibility Author:Tina Ambani
“You can’t say yes to every role and you have to make people miss you. I don’t want people to get sick of me.” PeopleWantRolesMissingSick Author:Tahj Mowry
“To be an actor you need various things. You need to have a head for choosing the roles. You have to be, hopefully, easy to work with so people enjoy working with you. You have to deal with missing roles, with not being asked to work, with doing good work and then being castigated by the critics for it. You have to have a skin that can deal with all of that. I, fortunately, seem to have the makeup which allows me to deal with the business. I mean, not as everybody.” PeopleNeedsMeanSeemsActorsEasyEnjoyDealsRolesMissingSkinsCriticsVariousHopefullyMakeupGood WorkDoing Good Author:Jeremy Irons
“I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any of my child's life.” WantChildrenMadeChoicesRolesMissingAmountDirectorsMy Children Author:Regina King
“I personally think that Hollywood agencies ought to play a much better role in the development of Chinese films. Otherwise they're missing out on a lot of opportunities.” ThinkingPlayFilmOpportunityRolesMissingDevelopmentOughtHollywoodChineseAgencyMissing Out Author:Bruno Zheng Wu
“I think the Miss Universe title not only gives me the opportunity to become a role model for Latina girls around the world, but to show that beauty isn't just about the outside.” ThinkingWorldGivingShowsGirlUniverseOpportunityRolesMissingModelsGive MeAround The WorldTitlesRole ModelsLatina Author:Gabriela Isler
“Gardeners often focus exclusively on plants, missing the absolutely essential visual role played by structures, from paths to pavilions.” RolesPathFocusMissingEssentialsStructurePlantVisualsGardener Author:Janet Macunovich
“If you consider that the gender roles are just political, then what you come to see is that the full circle of human qualities is divided up so that two-thirds are masculine and one-third is feminine. Women are missing more of their human qualities, so you'll find us on the fore-front of trying to change this.” IfsTryingHumansTwoPoliticalQualityRolesMissingFrontsThirdsGenderCirclesFeminineDividedMasculineGender RolesTrying To ChangeHuman QualitiesFull Circle Author:Gloria Steinem
“Germany will continue to play a central - perhaps even a more important - role in the European Union. I think that we will all miss the pragmatic approach of the British, however, particularly in those long nights of negotiation.” ThinkingLongImportantPlayNightRolesMissingApproachUnionsBritishGermanyNegotiationEuropean UnionPragmaticLong Nights Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.” PeopleWantShouldValuesParentRolesTeacherMissingLike YouDadModelsImportanceEducatedMinistersRole ModelsYour DadFreemanValue Of EducationImportance Of EducationCognizant Author:David C. Driskell